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sylvester80

02/14/03 1:01 PM

#4898 RE: integrivest #4897

So you still think killing 1/2 a million innocent people is OK?
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sylvester80

02/14/03 1:06 PM

#4900 RE: integrivest #4897

Blix b*tch slaps Powell's testimony

http://www.kfmb.com/topstory13791.html

BLIX SAYS NO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SEEN

(02-14-2003) - Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said Friday that inspectors hadn't found any weapons of mass destruction, interviews with scientists have been useful and he cast doubt on evidence provided by Secretary of State Colin Powell indicating Iraq may have cleaned-up sites before inspectors arrived.

“In no case have we seen convincing evidence that the Iraqi side knew in advance that the inspectors were coming,” Blix said.

Pointing to one case Powell highlighted using satellite photos of a munitions depot, Blix said: “The reported movement of munitions at the site could just as easily have been a routine activity as a movement of proscribed munitions in anticipation of an imminent inspection. Our reservation on this point does not detract from our appreciation for the briefing.”

Regarding weapons of mass destruction, Blix said inspectors “has not found any such weapons, only a small number of empty chemical munitions, which should have been declared and destroyed,” he said.

“Another matter and one of great significance is that many proscribed weapons and items are not accounted for. One must not jump to the conclusion that they exist. However, that possibility is also not excluded. If they exist, they should be presented for destruction. If they do not exist, credible evidence to that effect should be presented.”

Blix also reported findings by a panel of experts that one of Iraq's new missile systems exceeds the range limit set by Security Council resolutions.

“The experts concluded that, based on the data provided by Iraq, the two declared variants of the Al Samoud 2 missile were capable of exceeding 150 kilometers in range. This missile system is therefore proscribed for Iraq,” Blix said.

On the Al Fatah missile, Blix said: “the experts found that clarification of the missile data supplied by Iraq was required before the capability of the missile system could be fully assessed.”

Blix said private interviews with three Iraqi scientists “proved informative,” but since the interviews conducted in Baghdad on Feb. 8-9, “no further interviews have since been accepted on our terms.”

“I hope this will change,” he said. “We feel that interviews conducted without any third party present and without tape recording would provide the greatest credibility.”

Under intense pressure, Iraq agreed to press scientists to agree to private interviews earlier this month. Previously, all scientists insisted on being accompanied by an Iraqi official or having their interview tape recorded.


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sylvester80

02/14/03 1:13 PM

#4903 RE: integrivest #4897

NEWS: Microsoft & Intel b*tch slap Bush [ed: Double Ouch! <gg>]

http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?T=marketsquote99_relnews.ht&s=APk0mGxXcTWljcm9z

Microsoft, Lucent Urge Affirmative Action, Mercury News Says
By Samantha Zee

Redmond, Washington, Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. and Lucent Technologies Inc. plan to urge the Supreme Court to preserve affirmation action in the University of Michigan admissions case, the San Jose Mercury News reported.

The technology companies say they're concerned about their ability to recruit workers from diverse backgrounds to help them compete globally, the paper said. They will join companies including Boeing Co., Intel Corp., 3M Co. and Nike Inc. in filing a legal brief Tuesday arguing that race should be considered in college admissions, the paper said.

The move comes amid controversy about whether the University of Michigan's admissions policy of awarding extra points to black, Latino and American Indian undergraduate applicants is permissible under the U.S. constitution. President George W. Bush has spoken out against the university's policy, the paper reported.

Technology companies say their workforces are mostly white and Asian because of the scarcity of Latino and black engineering and computer-science graduates, an obstacle to achieving diversity in the workplace.